Kitchen utensil



lNimh 24. 1925, 9 1,531,005

, DE BERT HARTLEY KITcHm UTENsIL Filed Jini@ 9,; 1922 Patented Mar. 24, 1925.`

UNITED STATES PATENT- oEFicE.

DE BERT HARTLEY, orcHIoAeo, Inn'inors.

` KITCHEN UTENSIL.

Application ied June 9,11922. sei-iai. Naast/,12s.

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Be it known that I, DE BERT IIAR'rLEY,

a vcitizen of the United States, and resident j clear, concise, and eXact description, reference being` had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication.

This invention relates to a .combination can opener and sharpening device.

One of the features of the-invention is the arrangementiof the sharpening device at an angle to the bar forming the body portion of the tool so as to permit the use of the sharpening devicewhile'the tool is hanging from a nail in lthe wall. This. arrangement of the sharpening device at the end of the tool also provides a more convenient' handle for the device when `it is used as a can opener.

Another feature of the invention closely related to the one just mentioned is that the angular relation of the Sharpener frame to the bar of the tool permits the surface of the bar being used as a guide for a shears or scissors blade to insure the shears blade engaging the sharpening member at the right angle.

Other features and advantages will appear as the description of the invention progresses.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device supported from a nail projecting from a wall or other surface;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device and shows the manner `of usinO` it to sharpen scissors; j

Iiigure 3 is an end view of the sharpening device, and i Figure Il; is a section. on. `the line Lfd of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawings, 1() indi.- catesthe bar of the tool which is provided at one end with the offset point or spur 11. Thebar 10. adjacent yto the spur 11 is provided `with an opening 12 adapted ,to receive a nail or screw 13, by means'of which the device may be supported on the wall.

Slidably mounted on the bar 10 isa collar 1st formed of a piece of sheet steel, `the opposite ends 15 of which are rebent about the bar 10. Carried by the collar 14 is a knife or cutting member 16 `which is preferably formedby being punel'ied from the face of the collar'lll.

The bar 10 at the end remote from the spur 11 is arranged to provide ay mounting for the cutting element 1 7 ofthe sharpening device. prism and is an equiangular triangle in cross section.

the side members 18 and19, which are connected the three integral webs 2O,r 21 and22.` The connecting webs 2O and 22am depressed, as seen in` Figure 1, while the web 21;- isslightly raised, as viewed in this figure, thus permitting the insertion of the member 17 therebetween.,` j A set` screw 255 is provided inthe web 21 which is arranged to forcibly engage the cutting member 17 and retain it in position.` It is to be noted ythat, the members '20. and 22 are formed so as to receive oneof the edges ofthe cutting fmember` 17. The tie member ,21 is 'Ihe member 17 is `formed as a j i The supporting framework for the member 17 is preferably vformed integral with the bar 10, and consists of formed with ajsubstantially flat surface so y las to engage one of the flat sides of the member 17. rI he side members 18 and 19 adjacent to their free ends diverge` somewhat so as to provide substantially V-.shaped openings between the ends ofthe members 18 and 19 and the cutting' `member 17.

j A In the useof the device as a can opener,

the spur 11- isinserted through the end of the can nearthe center, and the sleeve 14; is adjusted along the bar 10 so that when the device is brought into engagement with the end of the can, the blade 16 will pierce the end `of the can adjacent to the side .arranged at an angle of substantially to the plane of` thebar 10 provide a more .convenient handle than would be the case if they were not turned at an angle.

When the device is not in use, it may be supportedfrom a nail or screw 13 projecting from the wall or other convenient su"- face. f g' When it is desired to use the device f ployed to sharpen shears or scissors.

sharpening a lkitchen knife, the blade tof tghe knife -to be sharpened is placed `in the V-shaped opening between the end of the member 19 and the cutting member 17, and the blade is drawn from the heel to the point. The position of the blade iin relation to the sharpener is shown in Figure 1. Then the process is repeated, placing the blade in the opening between the member 1S and the `member 17.' `The member 17, being of highly carbonized steel, operates to plane a thi-n layer off the blade adjacent vto the edge thereof. rThis process of p'lacing the blade first in yone 'V -shaped opening yand 'then in Lthe other, and drawing the l`blade from the heel to the point lmay lbe repeated as many times -as isnecessary'to produce a good cutting edge on the blade. It is to be noted that the arrangement of the Sharpener atan angle to the supporting bar causes the edge of the knife to be disposed at an angle to 'the Sharpener yvvhile occupying a kposition substantially parallel to the bar, thus producing a draw cut on the knife edge.

In using the device as a knife `Sharpener, it is ynot necessary to remove it from its supporting nail 13. In fact, :the Vdevice-may be best used when longitudinal movement of the bar 10 is prevented by Ithe Iopening 12 thereof being in engagement with the nail 13. This arrangement `makes the sharpening of the knife easier, and also lessens materially Athe danger of the operator cutting his or her 'hand during the process.

If desired, the fbar 10 maybe laid yflat .on a table .or bench and the shapeniiig device used in the same .manner as though 'it were supported on the wall. ,Preferably the opening 12 will be placed -in engagement with a projection as '13 ffrom lthe vtable to prevent longitudinal movement of the "bar 10 during the sharpening process.

Due to the manner Iin which the sharpen-l ingl member 17 is retained lin position, it may be adjusted longitudinally or `changed end for end, `or taken out and rotated, thus 4providing an valmost unlimited number of different cutting positions.

The sharpening device mayalso be .em-

Iii using the device for-sharpening sliearsythe cutting member 17 is lirst `moved"longitudinally until it projects beyond the "bar '10.;

.then the inner plane surface of the blade is placed in contact with .the surface of the bar 10, as indicated in Figure 2, and the blade is drawn from the lieel to the `point while being held 'lirmly inlengagement with the edge .of the cutting member 17. In order to sharpen -the other 'blade ofthe shears, it is 'held in a similar manner in lengagement with the bar 10 and drawn across Ythe ledge of the member 17.

It will thus be seen that the arrangement of the supporting framework for the cutting member 17 at an angle to the bar l() provides a number of advantages. It permits the sharpening device to be used to Ysharpen* knives 'without removing it from its supporting nail on the wall. It not only permits the dev-ice `to be used wit-hout removing it from the wall, but makes the vuse of the device easier than though 4the sharpening member projected in the saine plane as the bar 10. 'The arrangement of `the memibers 18 and 19 at an ang'le to `the bar 10' also acts `to prov-ide a more convenient handle when `the tool is used as a can opener. f Furthermore, the angular arrangement ofthe cutting device permits it to be used yto sharpen scissors during which process the bar 10 vacts as a guideto insure Athat the scissors blade will engage the' cutting 'member -at ythe proper angle.

hille in the above description and in the dra-wings certain definite details have `been disclosed, it is' to be understood that applicant conteinplates slight variations in the details lof the device, and the invention, therefore, is to be limited by the scope of 'the appended claims.

Having now described 'my invention, what fI claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

Asharpening utensil comprising an elongated `handle portion of sheet metal provided at one end with a hole for engagelment Aof the 'handle portion'witli means to lsecure it to a wall, vclaw members integral with the opposite end thereof and 4atan angle thereto, the said claw members diverg'ing at their ends; a series of straps integral with said claw members and 'bridging the space therebetween, the said straps 'being alternately bent in opposite directionsgone of said straps being formed with a plane surface and thev others being of ,anglel shape, the said rst-nientioiied strap Abeing formed with a threaded opening for the reception kof a clamping` screw; a clampingscrew; anda Sharpener bar of triangular `cross-section having its edge supported .by said angularly formed straps and its upper dat surface clamped down by said clamping screw -to hold 'it lixedly in any one o lI aplu- `ralityof positions between said yclaw members.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my naine this 3rd day'of June, 1922.

` DE BERT HARTLEY "iVitnesses 7DAGMAR PETERSON, EMILE J.'BoURGEo1s. 

